Herbal Medicine

Prescribing herbal medicine is a highly refined skill and considered an art in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Traditional Chinese herbalism is unique in that it allows practitioners to customize a specific herb or herb combination for your particular condition. Our clinic in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho,  is dedicated to the practice of herbal medicine and uses herbs that are hand-selected from small companies that chemically test each batch for authenticity, heavy metals, and pesticides. We also utilize local, organic and sustainable herbs grown in Idaho, as often as possible. Many of our herbs are from Moscow, Idaho just down the road.

Over 40% of pharmaceutical medicines used today are derived from compounds found in an enormous variety of plants, roots, and barks. This demonstrates the efficacy of TCM and herbal medicine and the possible future of discovering new medicines. Utilizing the raw plant has been shown to have fewer of the many common side-effects of Western pharmaceuticals. Clients who are very sensitive to prescription medications often benefit greatly with this approach.

Herbal medicine can be very effective for common ailments such as: common cold, allergies, insomnia, high blood pressure, headaches, and diabetes. Custom herbal prescriptions, tinctures, powders and teas are available from Dr. Gores on an individual basis at our clinic in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.